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Kiriath-jearim
[Bible]Kiriath-jearim was a town on the border between Judah and Benjamin. It is known as the place where the Ark of the Covenant, after its return from Philistia, remained in the house of Abinadab until David brought it to Jerusalem.
Zorah
[Bible]Zorah was a town in the lowland of Judah that appears in the Book of Joshua in the territorial lists of both Judah and Dan. It was the hometown of Manoah, the father of Samson, and is a setting for both the Samson narrative and the account of the Danite migration.
Michmash
[Bible]Michmash was a town in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. It is best known as the setting of the battle that Saul and Jonathan fought against the Philistine army in 1 Samuel 13–14.
Bethlehem
[Bible]Bethlehem is a biblical town in the hill country of Judah, south of Jerusalem. It was the hometown of David, and the New Testament records it as the birthplace of Jesus. Its name is commonly interpreted as "house of bread."
Lo-debar
[Bible]Lo-debar was a town in the region of Gilead east of the Jordan River, where Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, lived before David summoned him. It appears in 2 Samuel 9 and 17.
Zarephath
[Bible]Zarephath was a Phoenician town on the Mediterranean coast between Tyre and Sidon. The prophet Elijah stayed there during a drought and was provided for by a widow. In the New Testament the name appears as "Sarepta."
Elath
[Bible]Elath was a port town on the Red Sea shore in the land of Edom, at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba. Uzziah (Azariah), king of Judah, rebuilt it and restored it to Judah, but it was lost during the reign of Ahaz.
Maon
[Bible]Maon was a town in the southern hill country of Judah, and the name also applies to the surrounding wilderness (the Wilderness of Maon). In the Bible it appears as a place where David stayed while fleeing from Saul and as the home of Nabal and Abigail.
Socoh
[Bible]Socoh is the name of a town in the territory of Judah mentioned in the Old Testament. It is best known as the place where the Philistine army encamped just before the battle between David and Goliath. More than one place bore this name.
Azekah
[Bible]Azekah was a town in the western "lowland" (the low hill country, or Shephelah) of Judah. It appears in the accounts of Joshua's conquest, the story of David and Goliath, Rehoboam's fortification program, and the Babylonian invasion.
Gallim
[Bible]Gallim is a small town in the territory of Benjamin mentioned in the Old Testament. It was the hometown of Phalti, the second husband of Saul's daughter Michal, and the Book of Isaiah lists it among the towns along the route of the Assyrian army's advance on Jerusalem.
Gibeah
[Bible]Gibeah was a town in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. It is the setting of the account of the Levite's concubine and the ensuing Benjamite civil war in Judges 19–21, and it was the hometown of Saul, the first king of Israel.
Beth-haccerem
[Bible]Beth-haccerem was a town in the hill country of Judah south of Jerusalem, mentioned in Jeremiah 6:1 and Nehemiah 3:14. Its name means "house of the vineyard" in Hebrew.
Carmel (Judah)
[Bible]Carmel was a town in the southern hill country of Judah, south of Hebron and near Maon. Saul set up a monument there, and it is the setting of the story of Nabal and Abigail. It is distinct from Mount Carmel in the north.
Makkedah
[Bible]Makkedah was a town in the lowland of Judah that appears in the account of Joshua's conquest of Canaan. It was the site of the cave where five Amorite kings hid before they were captured and executed, and it later became a town of the tribe of Judah.
Timnah
[Bible]Timnah is an Old Testament town in the border region between the tribes of Judah and Dan. It is best known as the place where Samson sought to marry a Philistine woman.
Ramah
[Bible]Ramah is a Hebrew place name meaning "high place." In the Bible it most often refers to a town in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem. It became widely known through Matthew 2:18, which quotes the "voice ... heard in Ramah" of Jeremiah 31:15.
Adullam
[Bible]Adullam was a Canaanite and later Judahite town in the lowland (the low hill country, or Shephelah) of Judah. It is best known as the site of the "cave of Adullam," where David hid from Saul.
Rabbah
[Bible]Rabbah was the capital of the Ammonites, east of the Jordan River. During David's reign, Uriah was killed while Joab was besieging the city. It is generally identified with the site of Amman, the present-day capital of Jordan.
Abishag
[People]Abishag was a young woman from Shunem who attended King David in his final years. After David's death, Adonijah's request to marry her led Solomon to have Adonijah executed.